An aggressive and strong campaigner, Des Woods has powered to victory at the Danny Boy Road Race in Feeny, Co Derry, today.
Woods took a solo win in the A2-A3 race
after attacking on his own on the final lap and proving strong enough to seal
the victory in the Roe Valley Cycling Club promotion.
The Irish masters title winner on road
and in the cyclocross discipline won a handicapped race that saw the A3s given
an advantaged of two minutes on the A2s.
The two groups, in a race that was fully
signed up in advance, saw the two groups merged just into the second lap, of
five, in the 60 mile event.
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However, while the race was
characterised from that point with plenty of aggression, it was not until the
final 12-mile lap that Woods hit out.
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He attacked and when he found himself
out front solo he put the head down for the finish line, arriving with time to
spare.
Behind him the other placings were
settled in a group sprint; Tom McCabe (Unattached) in 2nd place and Stuart
McCaughey (Phoenix CC) rounding out the podium.
The A4 race came down to a drag race on
the incline up the finishing straight; Ciaran
McGuire of Harps CC proving best.
He was won out from runner-up Adam Boyd (VC Glendale) and David Garcia (Dunshaughlin CC) in 3rd place.
Sun, July 21: Danny Boy Races
Feeny, Co Derry
Promoted by Roe Valley CC
A2-A3 Race
- Des Woods Newry Wheelers
- Tom McCabe Unattached
- Stuart McCaughey Phoenix CC
- Mark Pluciniczak Portadown CC
- Ryan Jamison Causeway CC
- Johnny Gault Dunloy CC
- Andrew Hedley Ards CC
- Barry Greer Kinning Cycles
- Eugene Clark Bann Valley RC
- Samuel Carmichael Roe Valley CC
A4 Race
- Ciaran McGuire Harps CC
- Adam Boyd VC Glendale
- David Garcia Dunshaughlin CC
- Luke Higgins Ballycastle CC
- Piotr Zietala Roe Valley CC
- Martin Early Island Wheelers
- Andrew McMenemy East Tyrone
- Eamon Daly Harps CC
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